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Published by 

W. H. Bastian Printing Co., 

Sioux City, la. 



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Copyright. 1917, 
By Minnie Kate Stoddard. 



DEC 26 1917 



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Sliiis little booklet ia t>etitcate& to niij 

iUotl|cr anil CCl^il&ren 

Jtt reiiieiitbrancc of a pleasant suimitcr 

At ffialic Dutitttorc, Urnnont 

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By the Brook 



Jt luas xxeat tl^e euit at a summer Juaij — 

J sat bg tl)c babbling brook ; 
Mbicb floutctJ by tlic foot ot CSrpcn iltountnins. 

Anil formeti a rosy nook. 

SI)c luater luas clear as crystal, 
Anl» tltc stones o'er lubicli it ran, 

lUere of uarions sise, atift color, 
SieyotiiS ^escrilJtion of pen. 




The lli'ook So Cool and Clear 



It nrucr ccaarti its floiuing, 

Jt neuer ccaacli its luork; 
Siitt quictlij o*cr tlie pebbly stones, 

Its t>uty iJift not shirk. 

§o ff stili staacb on, anti listrncft 
®a the brook so cool ant» clear; 

AnJ» a prayer luent np to the iPatl^er 
®o keep me from all fear. 




The Cedar, Balsam and Pine 



®l|r trees so tall, attft uaricJi, 
Sl|t (CcfJar, Slalsaut, antt JJtnr, 

^ung tl^Ptr braurlics iust abouc nir, 
Ant» gauc ntc a tl^ougil^t ^iuitle. 

NpstUng tl|crc bcncatl) tl7e trees 
Wetv ferns, botb large, anft small, 

An?» ntossH be&s, a carpet spread, 
Stttreatiug nte to call. 




Jiist Beyond a Mountain Tall 



itust bcyonlJ, a mountain tall, 
lUl^crr groius the ^soruiaa pint; 

lUl^cn tiaiji is Hone, at set of sun, 
inuitcs you to a rliinb. 

§o in nty ttjouglit, I pon^crc^ o'rr 
Sl)e monticrs, i Ijab arm; 

'Siuas a picture for an artist, 
So paint upon a screen. 




IjlaiKi ('asciulo 



SII^P raaratip up tl^e iitoitntain litgil), 

Sfas ururr rrascti to fall, 
Atift ntakc tl^is ttear olb babbltttg bronk, 

§iucet mrntorira for us all. 

iUtst mtt>rrnpatl| a lianging rock, 

J saiu lul^at smnrJi to m^, 
Sl^r statttt of an Jitliian, 

As plain, as plain roul& be. 



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Nolu jjrngrcas, aontr inay call it, 

©r riuiUsation sau. 
Art JJiutautittngi three grrat rorks, 

Auit clearing tltrnt aiuay 

S^n butlt> a poiucr station, to usr 
ifar ligl^t, autt poiucr, they sag, 

'Siuill ticucr be iust quite tl|c same, 
i am glat», I'm here to&ag. 




Down !>} Ilu- Side of the Mountain 



iBmuu by tlir si&c of the ntnuntaiii, 
Wou iUxti a unn&xug stair 

©f rorks, of roots, an& branrbca, 
^ou barMy tbtnk it fair 

JBI^cu yoit sre tliosj? ntiyt^ty giants, 
§l7attcrrt> tlirougl?, anft tlirougl^; 

Slicy look iust rra&y to tottrr, 
^an ran srarrc brlirur 'tis trnc. 




The Old Pine Tree 



2Itj0 *£latxa Casra&c, liati rigl^t o'uiag, 

iiftor niany, ntatty, a scar; 
'SuiUI soon be stlpttt as tiK uigljt, 
ijiclii, but stjcb a tear. 



Nature, I701U beautiful au& graubl 
SII70U art tl?is ^a^ to me; 

As i sit besi&e tlie babbliug brook, 
SleueatI? tiie alb piue tree. 



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